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I am post op 3 weeks but have a question. I have made the choice to go no soda and am currently on my fourth week off of it. I am wondering though about a friend who is fixing to have surgery. She is a soda addict and is wondering if it is possible to have a small glass of soda after lapband???

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I have been banded for a year now. I am not nor was I a "soda addict", but I do enjoy it, especially with certain foods. I have had soda since the band and nothing has happened. Now, it's only small sips and not very often, but I was okay.

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I was told to avoid carbonated beverages because it fills the stomach with gas and can stretch the new pouch. I used to have a 12 oz bottle or two a day and I quit cold. I am glad I did because I feel loads better not having the false high of the soda. My head hurt like all get out the first 3 days but after I got over it I felt great.

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Thanks! I myself gave it up and only miss it when I'm shopping or eatting something fastfood. My problem with soda was always that it made me crave sweets and I do not want that now!!!

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It made me crave sweets and/or made me feel hungrier. If I go through a drive up I now get unsweetened ice tea and tell them to keep the straw.

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I used to be such a diet coke addict ....but i gave it up when i had the lap band and whats so crazy i do not even crave it like i thought i would ...i find i even like Water now ....

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I'm a month out now. And was a huge soda addict. I one in my hands almost alwats. I stopped just prior to surgery and did have any craving until now. I am fighting through it since I don't want to go back to it. They are like quiting smoking if I start again I may not beable to cotrol it. I drank diet soda buy they do cause you to crave food. I have had a ginger ale on ice. My Dr said I could have one just on ice allowing bubbles to exscape. Not everyday.

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I totally gave up soda. I do miss it very much though. My surgeon said if I was to have soda to just let it sit for about 5 mins after you pour/open it to let some of the bubbles pass. I just skip it. Don't want to start that habit back up.

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I was a 3-4 a day Mountain Dew addict before banding. I have had soda maybe 3 times in the past 7 months, nothing really happened, but I realized how sweet it was and is not for me anymore!

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Ive ovly been banded for almost 4 months but i have been soda free for a year. Yes the carbination stretches out the pouch. Making us able to eat more defeatimg the purpose of the band ;-)

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I've been banded since 09 and avoided carbonation for over a year. I can now enjoy a soda every now and then. Someone was right when they said let it fizz out a little. I like it really cold so putting a can on ice helps.

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I've been banded since 09 and avoided carbonation for over a year. I can now enjoy a soda every now and then. Someone was right when they said let it fizz out a little. I like it really cold so putting a can on ice helps.

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I've been banded since 09 and avoided carbonation for over a year. I can now enjoy a soda every now and then. Someone was right when they said let it fizz out a little. I like it really cold so putting a can on ice helps.

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I used to love drinking pepsi max, coke, lift and a bunch of other soft drinks (soda). My surgeon didnt tell me that I couldnt have it after the surgery. When I did eventually have a drink, it just sat at the top of my band and bubbled and fizzed and slowly came back up. It was so gross. I thought it was because I was still healing but I have since learned that soft drink can no longer be a part of my diet. And like others that have replied, I don't crave it anymore. I drink more Water now than I did before, I may have a glass of juice if I need something sweet, and I feel so healthy just by eliminating that...and McDonalds. Also, soft drink has so much sugar and chemicals in it, I think ditching it all together is the better option.

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I didn't have a soda for a very long time after surgery but i am a year post op and drink them frequently. i wish i could stop drinking them but I can't. each person is diferent and so is each doctor.

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